The Runaway Pastor's Wife (51 page)

Bob draped his arm over Mary Jean’s shoulder. He
waved off Annie’s gratitude, but his blush acknowledged her appreciation. Mary
Jean simply smiled, happy as a mother hen with all her baby chicks safe and
sound.

The bell on the front door clanged again as a
gust of cold air whipped through the store, announcing another arrival. They
all turned to see who it was. The newcomer entered, pulling off a red knit cap.
Long blonde tresses fell downward, spilling over a navy wool coat. Shaking the
hair out of her face without looking up, she called out, “Mary Jean! Bob! It’s
me, Christine!”

Shuffling her way to the back of the store,
Christine made her way to the swarm of people all frozen in their tracks
staring at her. Her smile slowly faded as she took in the cast of characters.
One by one, she looked at them, her blue eyes widening in recognition of each
face. Then, at last, her eyes turned to the two rocking chairs off to the side.
She gasped, her gloved hands covering her mouth.

Max stood up, holding out his hand to help
Michael to his feet. Michael wrapped his good arm around the shoulders of his
son. They broke into smiles before looking back at Christine.

As the silence grew unbearable, Annie whispered
a moan. “I think I need a vacation . . .”

“NO!” David and Max shouted in perfect unison.

Perplexed for a split second, Annie began to
laugh, the roll of her laughter contagious as it swept through the small crowd.

Nose to nose, forehead to forehead, David warned
his wife. “No more vacations, Annie McGregor. At least, not without me!”

THE END

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About the Author

Born
in Texas and raised in Oklahoma, Diane Moody writes both fiction and
non-fiction. Her first book,
Confessions of a Prayer Slacker,
released
in 2010 followed by
Don’t Ever Look Down: Surviving Cancer Together
in
2011
,
co-authored with Dick & Debbie Church. Her first novel,
The
Runaway Pastor’s Wife,
debuted in 2011 as well.
Tea with Emma
and
Strike the Match
the first and second installment in a series called
The
Teacup Novellas,
published by OBT Bookz.
Blue Christmas,
the first
of her newest series,
The Moody Blue Trilogy,
released in the fall of
2011, and quickly became a bestseller on Amazon Kindle.

A former
pastor’s wife, Diane and husband Ken now live in the rolling hills just outside
of Nashville, Tennessee. They are the proud parents of two grown and
extraordinary children, Hannah and Ben.

Visit
Diane’s webpage at
www.dianemoody.net
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